Tokyo Paralympics: Sarah Storey turns into Nice Britain’s joint most profitable Paralympian with sixteenth gold

Sarah Storey celebrates after crossing the line

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Sarah Storey is competing at her eighth Paralympics in Tokyo
Venue: Tokyo, Japan Dates: 24 August-5 September Time in Tokyo: BST +8
Coverage: Follow on Radio 5 Live and on the BBC Sport website

Becoming Great Britain’s joint most successful Paralympian of all time was a “dream come true” for Sarah Storey after she won her 16th gold medal in the C5 time trial in Tokyo.

The 43-year-old, appearing at her eighth Paralympic Games, tied the record held by swimmer Mike Kenny.

She dominated the time trial, winning by 92 seconds as British team-mate Crystal Lane-Wright took silver.

Storey has the opportunity to win a 17th gold in Thursday’s road race.

“I never set out on this journey to be Britain’s greatest Paralympian but to match the best man and to have more other medals is just a dream come true,” said Storey, who has now won 27 Paralympic medals.

“Sweet 16. Can I be 16 again? As I said the other day, I would never have imagined getting to 15.

“It is amazing. It was one of the most perfect…

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